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Friday, August 22, 2008 12:00 AM

How Obama can be the un-Kerry in Denver

Three veteran Democrats game out the Democratic and Republican conventions. Beware of PUMAs!

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    You vote for a Republican candidate in an election this big

    That makes you a Republican. Regardless of what your piece of paper says, your actions define who you are. Just like if you waddle and quack and have a bill on your face you are a duck. Why is that so hard to understand?

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